Diversity represents the unique values, culture and characteristics of all individuals. Elements of diversity in every organization include ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs, income and age. What are the barriers in organizations that prevent a more balanced workforce? Limiting area of consideration. Lack of diverse applicant pool in STEM positions. Lack of diversity in the senior […]
Jessica was just out of school when she began working as a trainee secretary for a small company. Howard, a software developer in his mid-20s had the same aspirations as Jessica, to move up the corporate ladder, earn a higher income and attain a certain degree of recognition in the software world. As things would […]
If Culture (with a capital C, to differentiate it from the culture – lower-case c – of any organization) is the framework that describes a person’s fundamental beliefs, then it must be real. However, if Culture is variable, can it be anything other than an excuse for a person’s actions? We know that an organization […]
In 1998 Lars Kolind was appointed the new CEO of Oticon, a hearing care company based in Denmark. At that time Oticon was struggling in the market, paying back for the strategical mistakes they had made in the 1980s. After managing financial problems, in 1991 Kolind changed the company by designing and implementing the so-called […]
We spend 40 or 50 or more hours at work each week, many of us spend more time with those we work with than we do our families. We want to be engaged in our work. We yearn for work that is enjoyable, meaningful and engaging. When we are engaged we are productive, successful and […]
Moving to Dubai the book ‘Don’t They Know It’s Friday` written by Jeremy Williams was recommended to me. The book mainly addresses the cross-cultural aspects of life affecting Westerners and Gulf nationals in the GCC. It deals with the realities of business and the stresses and strains of operating in the Gulf as a Western […]
Culture is usually defined as being ‘characterized by refined taste, manners, and good education’. An indispensable addition to this definition in today’s ever growing world of international melting pots, would be the ability to use the stated ‘refined taste, manners, and good education’ in appreciating and coping with other culturally diverse tastes, manners and schools […]
With the Expo 2020 expected to create almost 300,000 jobs, we will see another rush towards importing learning practices and implementing the latest trends in the learning world. With a focus on Emiritisation and companies taking on board locals, who go through a fast tracked development path, some thought needs to be put into the […]
